Springwatch 2023 (1 Viewer)

[Julie50]

Indeed - interesting piece on hen harriers now.

 

[Euan Buchan]

Megan’s little mishap was funny I wish they didn’t show the clip of The Fox & The Blackbird thst was a bit much to show.

 

[moose1991]

Megan’s little mishap was funny I wish they didn’t show the clip of The Fox & The Blackbird thst was a bit much to show.

If felt an idiot watching that.
The fox can't reach the nest so how's it going to get at the chicks, I thought.
Dig through from the otherside.
Doh!

 

[JTweedie]

I thought it showed intelligence on the part of the fox and was worth seeing for that. It's a shame about the chicks but at least the adults are still alive and they could have another brood, hopefully in a less exposed location.

 

[JTweedie]

Superb programme tonight. The film about the parasitic wasps and the Large White Butterflies was fascinating.

Chris's tale about being nibbled by great diving beetle larvae was quite funny too.

 

[Original PaulE]

Blimey Nightjar eating its own chick alive!!! Wasn't expecting that!!!

 

[Farnboro John]

Blimey Nightjar eating its own chick alive!!! Wasn't expecting that!!!

Ditto, and unflinching footage and commentary. This is definitely the best Springwatch for years if not ever!

John

 

[JTweedie]

While Chris wrote the hypothesis off that it could be related to the adult being hungry, I was thinking that a shortage of insects was meaning they were unable to sufficiently feed the chicks and this was why it did this.

They also went without music throughout the programme and I'm sure that would have made many people happy. It showed that the music wasn't needed.

 

[davercox]

Agree entirely re leaving out the 'music'.

 

[WACCOE]

Ditto, and unflinching footage and commentary. This is definitely the best Springwatch for years if not ever!

John

Thinking the same been fantastic so far.

 

[Himalaya]

Ditto, and unflinching footage and commentary. This is definitely the best Springwatch for years if not ever!

John

It feels maturer and I love the guest presenters.

 

[JTweedie]

I enjoyed the film about the jellyfish life-cycle. It's something that can be hard to visualise when reading about it, so this was an informative and enlightening film.

 

[Euan Buchan]

Still gutted there will be be no Autumnwatch we have to wait next year for Winterwatch

 

[Himalaya]

Sad that it always goes so quickly

 

[JTweedie]

Sad that it always goes so quickly

Yes you do notice its absence when it finishes. Perhaps they could do more on their website between series, continually adding new content.

 

[NoSpringChicken]

I agree with others that it was the best Springwatch so far – very enjoyable and informative viewing. It was definitely a good decision to move away from Norfolk this year as the weather here was dreadful – cold, windy and cloudy for most of the time. It was rather galling to hear them crowing about how warm and sunny it was "down there".

Ron

 

[JTweedie]

We had the exact same weather here around Glasgow as them Ron. I think the east coast from south right up to the north was under cloud, but it seems most places to the west were entirely sunny for the three weeks.

 

[Himalaya]

Yes you do notice its absence when it finishes. Perhaps they could do more on their website between series, continually adding new content.

It'd be nice to know the outcomes of the nest

 

[davercox]

Maybe they could, but it would cost way too much. Autumnwatch is going for that reason.